Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.
Average class size
25.88
2025/26
Mainstream classes
8
2025/26
Largest class group
28
2025/26
Classes with 30+ pupils
0
2025/26
Class group metrics trend
Class group metrics by year
Year
Mainstream class pupils
Mainstream classes
Average class size
Largest class
Classes 30+
2006/07
217
8
27.12
33
3
2007/08
212
8
26.50
29
0
2008/09
217
8
27.12
30
1
2009/10
223
8
27.88
30
3
2010/11
218
8
27.25
30
2
2011/12
220
8
27.50
30
2
2012/13
229
8
28.62
31
4
2013/14
224
8
28.00
30
4
2014/15
231
8
28.88
30
3
2015/16
237
8
29.62
30
6
2016/17
236
8
29.50
30
6
2017/18
234
8
29.25
30
3
2019/20
223
8
27.88
29
0
2020/21
221
8
27.62
28
0
2021/22
223
8
27.88
28
0
2022/23
218
8
27.25
28
0
2023/24
215
8
26.88
29
0
2024/25
207
8
25.88
28
0
2025/26
207
8
25.88
28
0
Data highlights
Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.
Biggest gain in a single year: 2002/03: 188 in 2001/02 → 214, +26 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 159 in 1983/84 → 141, -18 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 5th Class in 2024/25 (25 → 28, +3).
Largest single-class decrease: Junior Infants in 2024/25 (26 → 21, -5).
Largest cohort-step gain: 1st → 2nd in 2025/26 (24 → 26, +2).
Largest cohort-step loss: 4th → 5th in 2023/24 (27 → 25, -2).
Overall: 133 (1974/75) → 207 (2025/26), 74.
Summary statistics (class-level data)
Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available final by-standard years.
Class
Min
Max
Mean
Years
Junior Infants
21
28
25.2
6
Senior Infants
21
28
25.7
6
1st Class
24
28
27.0
6
2nd Class
26
28
27.2
6
3rd Class
27
28
27.7
6
4th Class
27
29
27.7
6
5th Class
25
28
27.3
6
6th Class
26
28
27.5
6
Total
131
237
192.0
43
Total enrolment over time
Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.
Enrolment by gender over time
Enrolment by class over time
Cohort progression
Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).